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Detection of thiourea with ternary Ag2O/TiO2/ZrO2 nanoparticles by electrochemical approach

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In this approach, the ternary co-doped Ag2O/TiO2/ZrO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by hydrothermal method in alkaline medium at low temperature. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were applied for detail characterization such as phase crystallinity, crystal size, binding energy, oxidation state of components, elemental compositions, structural as well as morphological analyses of synthesized NPs. A linear relation of current versus concentration for the purpose of thiourea (TU) detection was established, which is known as calibration curve. From the slope of calibration curve by considering the active surface area of fabricated GCE (0.0316 cm2), the sensitivity of TU sensor was calculated as 56.3892 µA µM−1 cm−2. The linear segment on calibration curve analogues with the regression co-efficient R2 = 0.9996 is denoted as linear dynamic range (LDR; 0.1 nM–0.01 mM) as well as the lower limit of TU (91.70 ± 4.59 pM) detection is calculated in this approach. The sensor parameters such as reproducibility, response time and long-time stability are found as acceptable and good results besides the other sensor performances. The proposed TU sensor is found as reliable in detection of real biological samples. This is a well-known electrochemical method to prepare an efficient chemical sensor probe with doped nanostructure materials for the safety of environmental and healthcare fields at broad scales.

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Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is highly acknowledged for instrumental supports and research facilities.

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    Mohammed M. Rahman & Abdullah M. Asiri

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Rahman, M.M., Alam, M.M. & Asiri, A.M. Detection of thiourea with ternary Ag2O/TiO2/ZrO2 nanoparticles by electrochemical approach. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 15422–15433 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04105-z

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